| ISBN |
9781107606135 (pbk.) |
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1107606136 (pbk. |
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9781107021976 (hbk.) |
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1107021979 (hbk.) |
| Description |
xxxi, 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to music
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology of Tippett's life and career Jonathan Rees; Part I. Contexts and Concepts: 1. Tippett and twentieth-century polarities Arnold Whittall; 2. Tippett and the English traditions Christopher Mark; 3. 'Things that chiefly interest ME': Tippett and early music Suzanne Cole; 4. Tippett and politics: the 1930s and beyond Joanna Bullivant; 5. 'Coming out to oneself': encodings of homosexual identity from the first string quartet to The Heart's Assurance Suzanne Robinson; 6. Between image and imagination: Tippett's creative process Thomas Schuttenhelm; Part II. Works and Genres: 7. Tippett's 'great divide': before and after King Priam Iain Stannard; 8. 'Symphonic music in our modern times': Tippett and the symphony Edward Venn; 9. Tippett and the concerto: from double to triple Kenneth Gloag; 10. The four piano sonatas: past and present tensions Alastair Borthwick; 11. Formal archetypes, revered masters and singing nightingales: Tippett's string quartets Nicholas Jones; 12. Tippett's operatic world: from The Midsummer Marriage to New Year Kenneth Gloag; 13. Words and music Edward Venn; Chronological list of works Jonathan Rees. |
| Subject |
Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Alt Author |
Gloag, Kenneth.
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Jones, Nicholas.
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| Add Title |
Companion to Michael Tippett |
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Michael Tippett |
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